DACA applicants in limbo

Gabriela Barajas, who came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child, talks about being in limbo regarding her DACA status since the future of the program remains uncertain April 8, 2017. There are about 96,000 immigrants who qualify for DACA status in Illinois, according to the Migration Policy Institute. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

Gabriela Barajas, who came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child, talks about being in limbo regarding her DACA status since the future of the program remains uncertain April 8, 2017. There are about 96,000 immigrants who qualify for DACA status in Illinois, according to the Migration Policy Institute. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

Gabriela Barajas, who came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child, talks about being in limbo regarding her DACA status since the future of the program remains uncertain April 8, 2017. There are about 96,000 immigrants who qualify for DACA status in Illinois, according to the Migration Policy Institute. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)